The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-11

exit from this world, or death, If you please
to call it, to the Christian is glorious eXpla-
nation. 1t is demonstration. 1t is illunina-
ton. 1t is sunburSt. 1t is the opening of
all the windows 1t is shutting up the cate
chiSln of doubt, and the unrolling of all the
scrolls of positive and accurate informa-
ton. Instead of standing at the foot
of the ladder and looking up, it
is standing at the top of the
ladder and looking down. 1t is the last
mystery taken out of botany, and geology,
and astronomy and theology. O, will it
not be grand TO have all questions answered!
The perpetually recurring interrogation
point changed for the mark of exclamation.
All riddles solved. Who will fear to go out
on that discovery, when all the questions
are to be decided which we have been dis
cussing all our lives! Who shall not clap
his hands i'll the anticipation Of that blessed
country, if it be no better than through
holy curiosity, crying: Tho time Of my
departure is at hand"
remark, again, we ought to have the JOY
of the text, because, leaving this world, we
move into the best society of the universe.
You see a great crowd of people in some
street, and you say: "Who is passing
there' What general, what prince is going
up there!n Well, see great throng in
heaven. | say; "Who is the focus of all
that admirations Who is the centre of that
BlIUbtIluG CpllpdHNs IL IL JESUS, lIS
champion of all worlds, the favorite of all
ages. Do you know what is the first ques-
ton the soul will ask when it comes through
the gate of heaven! ! think the first ques-
ton will be: "Where is Jesus the Saviour
that pardoned my sin; that carried my sor
rows; that fought my battles; that won my
victories" o radiant One! how | would
like to see Thee! Thou of the manger, but
without its humiliation. Thou of the cross,
but without its pangs; Thou of the grave,
but without its darkness.
The Bible intimates that we will talk with
Jesus in Heaven just as a brother talks with
a brother. Now what will you ask Him
first2 do not know. | can think what l
would ask Paul first, if saw him in Heaven.
l think | would like to hear him describe
the storm that came upon the ship when
there were 275 souls on the vessel, Paul be-
ing the only man on board cool enough to
describe tho storm. There is fascination
about n ship and the sea that | shall never
get over and think | would like tO hear
him talk about that first. But when meet
my Lord Jesus Christ, of what shall | first de-
light to hear Him speak Now | think what
it is. | shall first want TO hear the tragedy
of His last hours; and then Lukes account
of the crucitixiOn; and Marks ac-
count of the crucifixion, and Johns
account of the crucifXion will be nothing
while from the living lips of Christ the story
shall be told of the gloom that fell, and the
devils that arose, and the fact that upon His
endurance depended the rescue of a race {;
and there was darkness in the sky, and there
was darkness in the soul, and the pain be
came more sharp, and the burdens became
more heavy, until the mob began to swim
away from the dying vision of Christ, and
the cuTsing of the mob came to His ear more
family, and His hands We're fastened TO the
horizontal piece of the cross and His feet
were fastened to the perpendicular
piece of the cross, and His head
fell forward in a swoon as He uttered the
last moan and cried: "It is finishedr' All
heaven will stop to listen until the story is
done, and every harp will be put down, and
every lip closed, and all eyes fixed upon the
divine narrator, until the story is done;
and then, at the tap of the baton, the eter-
nal orchestra will rouse up; finger on string
OF harp, and lips to the mouth of trumpet
there shall roll forth the oratorio of the
Messiah: "Worthy is the Lamb that was
slain to receive blessing, and riches, and
honor, and glory, and power, world with
out endr
''What he endured, oh, who can tell,
To save our souls from death and hell"
When there was between Paul and that
magnificent parsonage only the thinness of
the sharp edge of the sword of the execu-
tioner, do you wonder that he wanted to
gol q, my Lord Jesus, let one wave of
that glory roll over this auditory Hark! |
hear the wedding-be of heaven ringing
now The marriage of the Lamb has come,
and the bride hath made herself ready.